“Prematurely Discarded: Photographs by Chuck Ramirez,” an exhibit of images from the last decade of the artist’s life, is currently on display at Octavia Gallery in Houston. The exhibit, which includes Ramirez’s elegant images of empty candy trays, wilted floral arrangements and other items which are typically thrown out, is a collaboration between […]
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Tickets for “Nelson Rockefeller’s Picasso Tapestries” are buy one, get one free for date night 6 to 10 p.m. Friday (Jan. 23) at the San Antonio Museum of Art. The cost is $30 for a pair of tickets covering show admission and general museum admission. That’s a savings of $10. The evening also will […]
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San Anto Cultural Arts is marking the publication of the 200th issue of El Placazo with a celebration 5 to 8 p.m. Friday (Jan. 16) at the arts organization’s headquarters, 2120 El Paso Street. San Anto has published the community newspaper produced by youth and adult contributors since 1994. The 200th issue features a cover […]
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The San Antonio Museum of Art is bidding “au revoir” to “Matisse: Life in Color” with a closing night celebration 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 6). The event will include a picnic in the sculpture garden, a cash bar, live music and a screening of “Midnight in Paris.” It is free for members or […]
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NOTE: This blog has been updated to correct Kathryn Martin’s place of employment, the Linda Pace Foundation. Art consultant Kathryn Martin has been appointed interim executive director of the Linda Pace Foundation. Martin is the San Diego-based vice president of Arts Consulting Group, a leading provider of interim management in the arts and culture industry. She […]
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And Michael Menchaca makes three. The San Antonio native who is a student at the Rhode Island School of Design will be featured in “State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now,” a survey exhibition opening in September at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. As previously reported, the show […]
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The Kerr Arts & Cultural Center has issued a statewide call for artists who paint in any medium using the plein air technique for the Kerrville Outdoor Painters’ Event, Oct. 4-25. Participating artists must paint original works during the event. Early registration is $75 (before July 31); regular registration is $85. For more information, […]
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San Antonio-based artist Chris Sauter will be included in “State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now,” a survey exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The exhibit will feature works by more than 100 artists from across the country. The museum’s Web site explains that the exhibit “will examine […]
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“LightRails,” a public art project by San Antonio artist Bill FitzGibbons in downtown Birmingham, has been nominated for an award sponsored by CODAworx, a global online community for design professionals and artists. Commissioned by economic development organization REV Birmingham, the light installation is located in an underpass downtown. The piece was nominated in the CODAawards […]
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Six recent graduates of the Texas State University-San Marcos have contributed new work to “Redrawing the City,” a storefront art project of the city’s X Marks the Art program. In a six-block downtown area bounded by Houston, Commerce and Soledad, centered on the old Solo Serve building, there are 18 unique solo and group installations. Read the full story […]
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